Gamespy are reporting that Mojang has won the first round of the legal dispute around the 'Scrolls' trademark. They can continue to use the name for now, but Bethesda can still proceed with full legal action. To be continued.

As fans of the games that these companies produce, I think our perceptions on this are inherently skewed. We like the games that Bethesda produces, and Todd Howard seems like a good guy to us, yet we feel conflicted that his company is pulling what seems like an unfair move. We either feel let down, or try to justify this action based on our perceptions of what is right and fair.

Yet it's important to maintain perspective: Todd Howard & everyone else we know and love are merely a creative team employed by a subsidiary of Zenimax Media. Zenimax Media is a fairly successful corporation in an extremely competitive Industry, and they see the much smaller Mojang as an emerging competitor. This lawsuit isn't "right" or "fair", but neither is unexpectedly or unprecedentedly hostile. It's nothing more or less than a fairly typical and entirely calculated corporate maneuver by which Zenimax can maintain a competitive edge.

That being said, it is kind of a dick move. But I don't think anyone particularly can be blamed for it, least of all Todd Howard or anyone on the creative team of Bethesda.

its not a choice being made about taking mojang to court its a must if your running a big company. if one person or company is allowed to use your title sooner or later it will get out of hand and every one will be doing it

The weirdest thing about this is that I saw a video a while back with Notch and Todd Howard having a conversation about Minecraft and TES and possibly a "Minecraft Skyrim" or something of the sort. It was really friendly too, which is ironic considering the present circumstances.